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Da Balm!

20140205-DSC_7274About a month ago I wrote about Job’s eczema and my efforts to try to get to the root of his flare ups.  I can’t tell you that I have figured things out yet.  Dairy and eggs don’t seem to be triggers, so that is a good thing.  I’ve switched my laundry detergent (I’m using Charlie’s Soap now) and I keep humidifiers running.  Job’s skin will look perfect one day, and terrible the next.  It’s frustrating.  One thing that I have figured out though is that my friend Rachel’s new eczema balm, hilariously named “Da Balm,” is incredibly effective at calming and clearing Job’s flare ups.  I realized this because during the time I was applying it to Job’s face several times daily, the angry red patches on his face healed and disappeared completely.  He might still have a flare up, but his skin would heal with a few days of diligent application of Da Balm.  Then one day I went to grab it from the shelf and it was gone.  I searched and searched but couldn’t find it.  Over the next week or so I used LuSa’s Booty Balm, my standard choice for chapped faces in the winter, on Job’s face.  It seemed to help a little, but not nearly as well as Da Balm had.  Job’s face was looking bad again when I discovered my little tin of Da Balm under the bed.  Within two days of using it again, his skin looked great.  I don’t know what caused that last flare up, but I know that Da Balm calmed and soothed it.

When I purchased that little tin of Da Balm, it was still in the testing phase and I didn’t know whether or not it would end up becoming a permanent LuSa product.  I emailed Rachel wanting to know what her plan was, because my tin was nearly empty and my own attempts at making an eczema balm failed (my older son Seth claimed that my homemade stuff made his eczema worse!)  I was thrilled when Rachel wrote back that Da Balm would actually be available for purchase on the LuSa Organics website in a few days!  She suggested a little giveaway to properly introduce Da Balm to my readers and I gave an enthusiastic, “Yes!”  I’m so happy to be able to share Da Balm with all of you!

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I asked Rachel to share a little background with you, the story of how Da Balm came to be:

I designed Da Balm after dozens upon dozens of customer requests for a safe, effective balm for eczema care. Our Booty Balm was helping these customers, but there were other herbs that I knew would be incredible for eczema and other red, itchy rashes.Finally my own family began to struggle with eczema and I had the perfect opportunity to test and perfect at home! Two years (and many product testers later), Da Balm was born.

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Da Balm begins with an organic infusion of seven different herbs. Each time I work with a new herb I’m humbled by how gentle and effective plants are at helping our bodies heal. These roots, leaves, and flowers are combined with several soothing oils and essential oils to make a rich, gentle, non-irritating rash balm.

Da Balm is a comfort – not a cure. Any topical treatment alone will not heal eczema. That is an inside job and requires the deep work of figuring out what is causing your or your little one’s outbreak. But Da Balm is designed to help quiet and soothe the itch and irritation.

It’s also soothing for chicken pox, garden rashes, and insect bites. Anything itchy!

(You can learn more about healing eczema from the inside out in a series that Rachel wrote on her blog.)

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Rachel is offering three Small Things readers a regular sized tin of Da Balm.   The winners will also receive free shipping on anything else they would like to order at the same time, too.

In addition,  receive a free 1 oz travel bar of Calendula Baby Soap with every Da Balm you order. Just enter the code “SmallThings” in the comments field of your next order. The LuSa team will see the comment and add the bar of travel soap when they pack your order.  (Valid through February 18, 2014).

For your chance to win, leave a comment on this post.  Comments are now closed.  The winners are:

Katie B, who wrote, “This sounds awesome! Wonderful for a new baby!”

Christina, who wrote, “Just visited the dermatologist for my daughter’s eczema. Would love to find something less, well, medicinal than a prescription.”

and Alisa Joy, who wrote, “what a lovely and timely give away.  thank you, both!”

Thanks, Rachel and LuSa Organics!

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Eczema – aahh – the mystery! Would love a little healing balm though to quiet the flare ups for my littlest one! Thank you!

  3. I am constantly managing my own eczema. Luckily, my kids don’t seem to suffer. I would love a chance to try this out, and I’m so glad Job’s eczema is healing.

  5. I had very bad ezema when i was young now it’s just an occasional flare but i’m still schearching for the good balm.

  9. Thanks for sharing about Da Balm! My sons’ both have random eczema-type flare-ups on their bottoms, and while trying to figure out the cause (I keep thinking dairy with my older son, but then sometimes dairy is clearly not the cause), I’ve been trying different topical soothers. Coconut oil mixed with lavender has been soothing… but not as well or as quickly as I would like. If I don’t win the giveaway (which would be lovely!), I’m going to buy some from LuSa! I love their soap and lip balm, it’s time to try some more of their stuff anyway. Thank you Ginny!

  12. Oh, I would love, love, love to win this as my little one also suffers from eczema and it would be great to try. Thank you so much.

  13. I love the idea of trying da balm on bug bites, and I’m sure my baby daughter’s skin will benefit too!

  15. these products look wonderful…perhaps exactly what my son has needed for his rash that comes & goes.
    Thank you for your products

  18. My 14yo son has eczema on his legs. We’ve tried several lotions. So far, coconut oil is working best to keep it from being so severe, but it doesn’t go away. I’d love to win Da Balm and see if it works for his eczema too!

  24. This would have been great when my not-so-little-anymore guy was little.

    We did figure out his triggers–milk, tomato, and potato. The potato was the worst (and, of course, tomato and potato are both nightshades!).

    Now he gets eczema from sweaty shinguards. We have figured out a system though. Finally!

  29. My husband has been suffering with this for years. The itch is unbearable at times. I will have him try this. Thank you.

  33. Looks like a great balm. I use Sierra Sage Dry Skin Balm now but would love to try Da Balm! Thanks.

  35. Thank you for pointing out a natural cream to help relieve the itch from eczema. I would definitely like try this.
    I also found the link to Rachel’s blog regarding healing eczema from the inside out very helpful.

  36. I’ve been thinking about LuSa products for a long time, this seems like a great opportunity.

  37. This sounds like a great product! Thank you for telling us about it and how effective it has been for Job–especially how quickly it helped. 🙂

  38. Wow, thanks for this great idea for a give away…I actualy would love to try it on my own very sensitive skin. Is it possible to recive it in germany??

  42. Would love to try. My daughter ‘s hands get so red and itchy, being a 1st grader, she is very embarrassed by this.

  47. Thrilled to hear of a natural product that works. We have been looking for a while! Thank you!

  49. My daughter has had eczema for years and I would love to try Da Balm. thank you – Cirila Cerilo